There are 32 Medical Colleges in Tamil Nadu out of which 22 are state owned.

If admissions is done as per NEET 2017 process then as many as 500 students from Tamil Nadu will be getting MBBS admission in Tamil Nadu, which simply means 500 students of Tamil Nadu will be loosing an opportunity. In 2016 there were only 50 students from outside Tamil Nadu go to MBBS seat in the state.

Students who were quite hopeful in securing admission are not confused and are already applying for MBBS abroad.

Many students who are considering to go abroad were planning to study MBBS in USA but since Graduation is required to study MBBS in America they are now looking at options like MBBS in Ukraine or China.

State Health Minister C Vijaya Baskar & Minister of Higher Education K P Anbalagan are already in Delhi trying to convince Central Government that Tamil Nadu should be exempted from following NEET procedures.

As of now, it is a wait and watch situation and parents & students are having sleepless nights and anxious moments.